A review by louiepotterbook
A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

So many things about this book were just pretty bad but I stayed for the battles. I now wonder if I should have just stopped

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, War, Blood, Violence, Torture, Murder, Animal death, Child abuse, and Death

the love interest murders the princesses mother. There’s also a stolen kingdom plot that in the wake of the genocide in Gaza really rubs me the wrong way